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21 – 2022 FIFTH SESSION, SEVENTH PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA ORDER PAPER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL 2022 (14:30 – 17:45) State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Namibia ________________________________ THURSDAY, 7 APRIL 2022 NOTICE OF A MOTION Deputy Minister of Finance: That this Assembly – Agree to the Ratification of the Southern African Development Community Agreement on Assistance in Tax Matters.
ORDERS OF THE DAY I. II.

Resumption of Consideration of Reports of the Electoral Commission of Namibia – [Speaker].

Resumption of Debate to redress poverty in the Kavango, Kunene, Zambezi and Ohangwena regions – [Mr. Muharukua].

III.

Resumption of Debate on Second Reading – Combating of Rape Amendment Bill [B.

2 – 2022] – [Ms. !Aebes].

IV.

Resumption of Debate on the impact of the executive on separation of powers – [Deputy Minister of Finance].
V. Resumption of Debate on the conditions of Local Authorities and why many of them fail to execute their mandates – [Ms. Kafula].

VI.

Resumption of Debate on youth unemployment crisis in Namibia, its ramifications, both in the short and medium to long term – [Deputy Minister of Works and Transport].

VII.

Consideration of a Committee Report on the Stakeholder Consultation Workshop held at Tsumeb – [Mr. Karondo].

VIII.
VIII.

Resumption of Debate on the Treaty between Namibia and Russia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters – [Mr. Shihumbu].

IX.

Resumption of Debate on the state of sport development in the regions – [Ms. Hengari].

X. Resumption of Debate on the boundary treaty signed between Namibia and Botswana whether it does not violate Article 32(9) of the Constitution and Section 38(a) of the Communal Land Reform Act – [Mr. Mwilima].

XI.
XI.

Resumption of Debate on un-attended government vehicles parked at the government garage and premises country wide – [Deputy Minister of Works and Transport].

XII.

Resumption of Debate on the introduction of an insurance cover policy that will compensate farmers for damages caused by wildlife – [Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform].

XIII.

Resumption of Debate on the retirement ages of academics and vocational trainers at our institutions of higher learning – [Dr. Ndjoze-Ojo].

XIV.
XIV.

Resumption of Debate on alternative housing financing schemes necessitated by unaffordable banks charges – [Ms. Dienda].

XV.

Resumption of Debate on the plight of older persons in relation to the abuse they endure as a result of their old age pension – [Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare].

XVI.

Resumption of Debate on the importance of having a universal health coverage which is affordable to implement – [Ms. Moongo].

XVII.
XVII.

Resumption of Debate on the introduction of free wi-fi at all schools, towns, public places and public transport – [Ms. Becker].

XVIII.

Resumption of Debate on the representation and participation of women in politics – [Mr. Van Wyk].

XIX.

Resumption of Debate on ways and means to allow all people of Namibia to guide the drawing up of the annual budget – [Minister of Finance].

XX.
XX.

Resumption of Debate on the establishment of a state owned dialysis center to cater for state patients with chronic kidney failure – [Ms. Elago].

XXI.

Resumption of Debate on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement – [Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology].

XXII.

Resumption of Debate on the Treaty between Botswana and Namibia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters – [Deputy Minister of Finance].

XXIII.
XXIII.

Resumption of Debate on the Treaty between Namibia and Botswana on Extradition – [Mr. Muharukua].

XXIV.

Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the visits to Development Projects of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security and the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs in Oshikoto, Oshana and Kunene Regions – [Ms. Witbooi].

________________________________ MONDAY, 11 APRIL 2022 ORDER OF THE DAY Committee Stage – Appropriation Bill [B.
3 – 2022] – [Minister of Finance].

________________________________ TUESDAY, 12 APRIL 2022 ORDERS OF THE DAY I. II.

Resumption of Debate on Second Reading – Combating of Domestic Violence Amendment Bill [B.

1 – 2022] – [Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources].

Committee Stage – Access to Information Bill [B.

4 – 2020] – [Minister of Information and Communication Technology].
NOTICE OF A MOTION Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services: The events of colonisation on the African continent and Namibia in particular are documented since the days of the first European settlers.

Much of our history is written from the perspective of the colonisers while the viewpoints and experiences of the Africans is largely ignored.
It was concluded that at independence, perhaps with the excitement and euphoria that prevailed, both the government and the people thought that the new dispensation was going to bring about the healing of wounds and help us all move on.

We were all wrong and the truth is quite evident in the communities and amongst the descendants of the victims of the 1904-08 Ovaherero and Nama Genocide.
To the contrary, GRN established a Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs which deals with matters of those who were involved in the 1966-1990 war of liberation which was fought by all Namibians including the descendants of the victims of the 1904-08 Ovaherero and Nama Genocide even those who were born in the Diaspora.

At this juncture in our lives, it is undeniable that the issue of genocide is not only about reparations and apology.
It is more than that, from healing emotional wounds, re-writing our own history to preserving and sharing memoirs of our ancestors.

This is an issue that will not end with reparations but it has a long way to go, it needs to be tackled head-on to find a direction, develop indulgence and deal with it on a day-to-day basis from an institutional point of view in a strategic way to help, assist and advance the communities that were almost annihilated by the Kaiser’s German imperial regime.
It is therefore, against this background, that I shall move – That this Assembly – Discusses and Recommends that an Office, Agency or the Commissioner for Descendants of the Victims of the Ovaherero and Nama 1904-08 Genocide be established for humanistic and historical reasons.

This is best practice globally, with examples of the Azrieli Foundation in Canada, Shoah Foundations in most countries and many other Agencies/ worldwide.

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